The Ant or the Grasshopper? (Who's Got Game?)
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Rating | : | 4.14 (853 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0743222474 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 40 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2017-02-12 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Readers drawn into the initially lighthearted tale are neatly led to a conclusion that encourages them to ponder and discuss the value and importance of art.Steven Engelfried, Beaverton City Library, ORCopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. There's a lot of work to be done." Foxy stays on the streets ("I have to groove, move, prove, disprove-") to play music "clear and wild." When the grasshopper's wings freeze, he shamefully goes to the ant's door. From School Library Journal Kindergarten-Grade 5-Rhythmic verse, comic-strip panels,
"My first graders loved it - and so did I!" according to Cherie E. Swanlund. All three tales in this story book capture children's hearts and imaginations. It was fun to have my class vote on whether they sympathized more with the ant or the grasshopper. They were unanimous in siding with the grasshopper. I'm buying this so I can read it year after year to my students. Thanks, Toni and Slade, for writing such a . "Art is Work" according to A Customer. Foxy G and Kid A play from dawn to dark all summer long. But when fall arrives, Kid A splits for work. Foxy G plays his groove, but Kid A does his chores, working from morning till night. When winter arrives, Foxy G nearly freezes in his cardboard box in the park. Foxy G goes to Kid A for help. Yet Kid A turns him away, even though Foxy. Midwest Book Review said A rollicking rhyme/cartoon combination. "How can you say I never worked a day? Art is work. It just looks like play." Pascal Lemaitre's funny cartoons illustrate this fun story of friendly conflict between an ant and his grasshopper friend. This rollicking rhyme/cartoon combination follows a series of conflicts between the two buddies as they test each other.
He and his family divide their time between Brussels, Belgium, where he teaches illustration, and Brooklyn, New York. Her contributions to the modern canon are numerous. Some of her acclaimed titles include: The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, and Beloved, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988. She won the Nobel Prize for Literature 1993.Slade Morrison was born in Ohio and educated in New York City
In our versions the original stories are opened up and their moralisitic endings reimagined; the victim might not lose; the timid gets a chance to become strong; the fool can gain insight; the powerful may lose their grip. "How can you say I never worked a day? ART is WORK. It just looks like play" So says Foxy G to his buddy Kid A, in Toni and Slade Morrison's sassy, sly tale of friendship, betrayal, and survival -- or not. More than a play on these beloved fables, Who's Got Game? is AESOP LIVE!. ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. Generation